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fromwww.theguardian.com
8 hours ago

I want my life back': drugs shortages lay bare economic impact of diamond crash in Botswana

Botswana’s universal free healthcare is failing patients due to medicine shortages and dysfunctional procurement, forcing people to buy drugs themselves or go without.
fromwww.npr.org
7 months ago

States are cutting Medicaid provider payments long before Trump cuts hit

Every day for nearly 18 years, Alessandra Fabrello has been a medical caregiver for her son, on top of being his mom. "It is almost impossible to explain what it takes to keep a child alive who should be dead," said Fabrello, whose son, Ysadore Maklakoff, experienced a rare brain condition called acute necrotizing encephalopathy at 9 months old. Through North Carolina's Medicaid program, Maklakoff qualifies for a large slate of medical care in the family's home in Chapel Hill.
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